The make/model is whats printed on the board;
Sailboard Masterclass 365A. The 365 should be the length (in cm) which would make this a longboard suitable for beginners and light winds. The long narrow boards are pretty obsolete compared to newer designs, but they still work. The slot in the center of the board is for a centerboard/daggerboard. Im afraid the company went out of business before anyone knew what a website was so you arent likely to find much info on the board online. Maybe check with a veteran employee from Sailboard Warehouse in MN, I think they used to sell the brand. It isnt worth much, but people have been know to pay too much for old boards on ebay if they are in like new condition.

We have a couple of those at my school along with Bic Wings and an odd assortment of about 30 other old long boards. We have taken the fins out of most of them, as well as the centerboards, and let the kids play on them during summer camp. They are not very good boards to teach on-dont turn very well and they dont work with small kids rigs.

As some have mentioned, it was a decent board in its day. Without the daggerboard though, it will be useless for learning to sail on. Dont throw it out though, it would make a conversational bench, a tobogan in the winter, a play float at the lake for the kids, etc. If you did happen to come across a daggerboard, you could actually use it for light wind days.

I remember those boards and actually sailed a few. They were from the days of Windsurfer, Bic Dufor Wing, Mistral Comp Club (precursor to the Light and Superlight), Whayler, etc. Ahhh, the good old days of waiting for a puff of wind so we could jump on our boards and cruise at 2-5kts. 10-15kts were days we dreamed about. Now it has to be 20+ just to think about going. But that is the benefit of living near the Gorge. It tends to spoil a guy.
But I do have an older longboard that I take to the local lake and sail light winds now and then. I even do the back-to-the-sail trick now and then. Rail rides are much harder than they used to be because Im out of practice. Freestyle back then was way different than now.

Brian Hinde, the designer of this series of boards, is the owner/designer of Open Ocean boards, shop in Lyle WA/Gorge, website www.openocean.com. He is a wealth of information on boards, and has a new masterclass 295 hanging in his shop, which Brian said was the largest production WS board ever, selling ~35,000... amazing. I owned a MC295 long ago, good transition board.

Beleive it or not I sailed one of these this week at a friends cottage in Canada. Broke the mast step in the process.
So if your friend cant find a centerboard and just plans to trash the board I will buy the mast step from you so my friend can continue cruising the lake on calm days.

I just picked up one of these boards from craigslist... will be stripping all hardware (except the daggerboard and fin) and making it available, along with the sail and mast. Please e-mail me directly at pafitness1@aol.com if you have a need or interest. Thanks!

Brian Hinde, the designer of this series of boards, is the owner/designer of Open Ocean boards, shop in Lyle WA/Gorge, website www.openocean.com. He is a wealth of information on boards, and has a new masterclass 295 hanging in his shop, which Brian said was the largest production WS board ever, selling ~35,000... amazing. I owned a MC295 long ago, good transition board.

Brians boards have come a long way and are better than ever. After sailing one of his enduro 80ltr boards for 2 seasons and his 95ltr epoxy boards for 1 season I can't help but be a fan. So much control but at the same time so lively. It's definitely gotten me re-stoked!_________________The Time a Person Spends Windsurfing is not Deducted from their Lifespan...
http://www.openocean.com

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